Cup Match was a blast this year. Spending time with Susanna, Allison, Louise and Beth was great. Lots of sun and sand and alcohol. It isn't hard for us to revert back into college spring break mode. A little older and a little wiser of course. I am definitely tired today. But it was all worth it. I cannot wait to see the other pictures that come out from the weekend. Here is a picture of us at Cup Match on Friday afternoon. It was a hot one.
I love pizza and I love my friends but I have to rethink a lunch of pizza with my friends because now I am in a pizza induced coma at my desk. Well, the friends have nothing to do with it. And Megs and Sarah were rather good because they both got some salad. But, I had yummy cheese pizza and am in serious need of a nap. La Trat has some pretty good thin crust pizza and the chicken pitchers are their trademark. You order them and they come filled with cheap vino. However, we did not get a chicken for lunch or I would be under my desk right now in a real coma.
I am going to grab the car and run some errands this evening. I want to stock up on drinks for running and for Cup Match which starts next Thursday. Allison, Sus and Lou fly in on Thursday and I want to be prepared. Beth gets in this Saturday so I am psyched to spend some time with her. I am going to do my bestest to drag my camera around and take lots of pictures of the gang in action.
Wednesday nights, I have been taking tennis lessons at the stadium. It has actually been pretty fun even though I need tons of practice and never seem to fit any in. After the first couple lessons, I invested in a new racket and some shoes. The tennis sneakers were only $29 (I couldn't resist). I'll take a picture of my racket next time- it is pink- what other color would I choose? I hope to take some more lessons this spring/summer. I just hope they aren't on Wednesday night because with sailing or if I join the scuba club- that is on Wednesday nights as well.
My mom, Doris, Melinda and D'Arcey are hard at work on the ceramic pieces. We wrapped clay around wine bottles to make votives, vases or whatever you wanted. Along with the empty bottles, we have gotten into the habit of bringing our own bottle of wine for the class. D'Arcey went so far as to bring some snacks too. I thought that was an excellent idea. Afterwards, I picked up some Indian takeaway for dinner. I should have specified "non-spicy" because I think my mom thought it was a little hot. Oh well, she liked it anyway. I just wanted to show her that Indian food isn't scary.
I am working on a ceramic hibiscus in my class. I hope to finish painting it tonight. Originally, I had planned to make it a hot pink hibiscus because (1) I like hot pink and (2) hot pink hibiscus surround my pink cottage. However, there was no good hot pink to choose, so I went with orange. I hope it comes out looking a little like this...
I am not making any promises to myself, but a group of us are signing up for the NY Marathon. I have never run a marathon. I know, it is a little surprising considering the number of races I have run and how much I like to run. But, I never felt the need to run one. However, a group of my friends here are signing up to go. My friend D'Arcey is very encouraging and is working on a training schedule and workouts. As a resident of Bermuda, I can get a spot in the marathon pretty easily. Kind of ironic, considering if I still lived in NYC, it would be next to impossible to get an entry unless I was running with a charity. It is a tall order to fill, so we will see if it happens. I am not making any promises. November 1st is a ways off. And running in Bermuda in the summer is very difficult. Hot and humid, not the best conditions for a long run. Therefore, the long runs have to be done in the early morning. EARLY. Like 4 or 5am. And I am not a morning person. I decided to try to set an earlier goal. I want to run the marathon derby on May 24th again. I ran it 2 years ago and this year is the 100 running of it so it is kind of historical. It is only a 1/2 marathon but it is incredibly hilly which makes it quite challenging. It may be just as daunting as the NYC marathon actually. Anyway, Vivienne and I continue our lunch runs a couple of time a week and I am running a 5K with Jill when I am up in NY at the end of February. That should be a good start.
